Hornsbury, Somerset Weather
About Hornsbury, Somerset
Hornsbury reveals itself as a modest collection of dwellings caught in the quiet transition between the rolling hills of South Somerset and the damp, fertile lowlands. It lies 1.6 miles north-north-east of Chard (from Chard: bearing 29°T, OS grid ST 333 107), and is situated west-north-west of Chaffcombe village. The landscape here is defined by a slow, deliberate drainage toward the basin that feeds Chard Reservoir, where the light often catches the water in flat, silver plates during the late afternoon. To the west, the protected expanse of the Woolhayes Farm SSSI maintains a stubborn, wild integrity, resisting the tidiness of the surrounding agricultural fence lines. Hornsbury remains tethered to this earthy, functional geography, lacking the grand architecture of a market town but possessing a sturdy, unpretentious composure. Hedgerows here grow thick and dark, acting as green corridors that channel the wind across the fields with a low, whistling persistence. The atmosphere carries the scent of turned soil and distant woodsmoke, a fragrance that seems to linger longer in these lanes than in the busier thoroughfares to the south. Each passage of the sun across the horizon marks a shift in the shadows of the oaks, reminding any observer that Hornsbury exists entirely at the mercy of the seasons.
Flight conditions near Hornsbury. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Hornsbury and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hornsbury, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hornsbury, Somerset, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Hornsbury includes coordinates 50.892482, -2.948535, in the county of Somerset, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Hornsbury is available on the Hornsbury map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Somerset weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.